Sophos Anti-Virus for Unix/Linux before 2.48.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed BZip file that results in the creation of multiple Engine temporary files (aka a “BZip bomb”).
secunia.com/advisories/26580
securityreason.com/securityalert/3073
securitytracker.com/id?1018608
www.nruns.com/security_advisory_sophos_gzip_infinite_loop_dos.php
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477727/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/25428
www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/28407.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2972